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we begin to develop new products, new automobiles, new forms of energy, and that sort of thing, would become the driving force for industry, going forward, under the way to revitalize the economy. we should be bringing together and the brightest minds in this country for an obsolete long- term campaign to fight climate change. -- absolute long-term campaign to fight climate change. make it like the moon shot. the cliche is a new marshall plan. that is the root got to be following, at this point. but it also requires tremendous investment. we have to figure out how to pay for these investments. >> finally, the issue of responsibility, wall street nurses main street. who pays for the crisis we are in and who does not? >> one of the things that has been problematic, the reason we have this imbalance of wealth and income in the country, the sacrifices we have gone through as a result of our economic problems have not been properly shared. most people's standards of living are declining while the top is doing great. we should be raising taxes -- this is heresy -- but we should be raising t
we begin to develop new products, new automobiles, new forms of energy, and that sort of thing, would become the driving force for industry, going forward, under the way to revitalize the economy. we should be bringing together and the brightest minds in this country for an obsolete long- term campaign to fight climate change. -- absolute long-term campaign to fight climate change. make it like the moon shot. the cliche is a new marshall plan. that is the root got to be following, at this...
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some of the favorite issues are the right to work laws in the states, climate issues, renewable energy as you will hear from suzanne. as well as tax issues, etc. people tend to look at states and what is happening in a particular state in isolation. they do not look around and see that things seem to be happening in other states. that this is clearly a coordinated effort. there are 51 have funded all across the country to push legislative issues, then they created their own media empire to support the ideas behind those issues. >> if you could follow up on the media group, the franklin center for government and public integrity, they received 95% of their funding from the donors trust? >> right. and that was kind of shocking, actually. that is a foundation financed reporting organization. i have to say -- we do not get 95% of our funding for any one donor. franklin does. the difficulty with that is, first of all, you have to wonder whether the reporting is going to be influenced by the single donor. secondly, they are a c3, which means stonemasons to them are tax deductible -- which me
some of the favorite issues are the right to work laws in the states, climate issues, renewable energy as you will hear from suzanne. as well as tax issues, etc. people tend to look at states and what is happening in a particular state in isolation. they do not look around and see that things seem to be happening in other states. that this is clearly a coordinated effort. there are 51 have funded all across the country to push legislative issues, then they created their own media empire to...
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and around the world that will fight for a clean energy future. we have a grassroots movement in this country. many will show up on the national mall on sunday, february 17, the largest climate rally in u.s. history. but the challenge now is to show this movement is bigger than big oil, bigger than big goal and the gas industry. and we are just as creative and relentless as any opposition the president might based. >> in 2011, i asked the national petroleum what you're pushing so hard for this pipeline. she denied having any financial interest saying they're looking out for the country's energy security. this is an excerpt of what she said. >> api does not have a financial interest. we're looking out for the energy security national security and we also see supply flexibility and reliability benefits to being able to bring the third largest resource base from canada, and our number one trading partner, down to our largest refining center in the gulf. >> that was thatschild of the american petroleum institute. your response? >> look, this is a deci
and around the world that will fight for a clean energy future. we have a grassroots movement in this country. many will show up on the national mall on sunday, february 17, the largest climate rally in u.s. history. but the challenge now is to show this movement is bigger than big oil, bigger than big goal and the gas industry. and we are just as creative and relentless as any opposition the president might based. >> in 2011, i asked the national petroleum what you're pushing so hard for...
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bill when it imposed a fee on greenhouse gas emissions law would help fund investments in renewable energy. it would provide rebates to consumers to offset potential price hikes by fossil fuel companies. senator sanders and boxer touted the bill at a news conference wednesday. what's the major focus of this legislation is a price on carbon and methane emissions. the fee on the larger fossil fuel polluters in effect last than 3000 entities nationwide, but covers 85% of the u.s. greenhouse gas emissions according to congressional research service. this legislation in the fossil fuel subsidies and protection committed these by requiring that fracking operations comply with the say tricking water act and disclose the chemicals they use. >> the proceeds will create jobs, many jobs, and the rest of the proceeds will reduce the deficit. so the sanders-boxer bill reduces carbon pollution and climate disruption while creating jobs and reducing the deficit. if ever there was a win/win/win, this bill is a win/win/win. >> the largest climate change rally ever is expected in the capital on sunday. in t
bill when it imposed a fee on greenhouse gas emissions law would help fund investments in renewable energy. it would provide rebates to consumers to offset potential price hikes by fossil fuel companies. senator sanders and boxer touted the bill at a news conference wednesday. what's the major focus of this legislation is a price on carbon and methane emissions. the fee on the larger fossil fuel polluters in effect last than 3000 entities nationwide, but covers 85% of the u.s. greenhouse gas...